Hongseong Public Health Center Expands Medical Expense Support for Rare Disease Patients

Relaxed to Below 140% of the Standard Median Income

Front view of Hongseong County Public Health Center

On June 26, the Hongseong County Public Health Center in South Chungcheong Province announced that it will expand its medical expense support program for patients with rare diseases who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance and have a standard median income below 140%.

According to the county health center, the eligibility criteria, which were previously set at below 120% of the standard median income for adults and below 130% for children, will now be unified and relaxed to below 140% of the standard median income regardless of age. This change will allow more patients with rare diseases to benefit from medical expense support.

The head of the Health Administration Division at the county health center stated, "This year, the number of rare diseases eligible for medical expense support has been expanded with the addition of 66 diseases, and the application process has been simplified so that applications can now be submitted by mail and fax. We will actively promote these changes so that patients and their families can truly feel the impact, and we will do our utmost to ensure that all eligible individuals receive the benefits without omission."

Meanwhile, the medical expense support program for patients with rare diseases provides coverage for out-of-pocket medical expenses, nursing care costs, and special dietary purchases to National Health Insurance enrollees who have been diagnosed with rare and intractable diseases, registered for the special exemption program, and have a standard median income below 140%.

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